Project Morpheus Begins To Take Flight - Space News - redOrbit: "Named for the Greek god of dreams, Project Morpheus is a project for people who dream big.
Engineers at Johnson Space Center began work in July of 2010 on the Morpheus lander – a testbed for new technologies that a vehicle intended to land on the moon, an asteroid or even Mars would need. It’s scheduled to take flight untethered for the first time in May, and will be the first prototype spacecraft to fly at Johnson since before man walked on the moon.
“Projects like Morpheus are invigorating and infectious,” said Steve Altemus, director of Johnson’s Engineering Directorate. “And they help us find better and cheaper ways to do things. To challenge our existing processes. To innovate.”"
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
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